The Sun and Shadows

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Across
  1. 3. An object's shadow will point to the _____ in the evening.
  2. 6. At this location on Earth, your shadow will be its shortest compared to any other location.
  3. 10. A student traces the shadow of his school's flag pole at 9am. When the student goes to retrace the flag pole's shadow at noon the shadow is now __________ than at 9am.
  4. 11. During this season the Sun reaches its highest altitude in the sky.
  5. 12. This is the shape the sun makes in the sky as it rises and sets.
  6. 13. An object's shadow will point to the _____ in the morning.
  7. 14. When the Sun gets _______ in the sky, shadows get shorter.
  8. 15. In Colorado, the sun sets over the __________.
Down
  1. 1. The direction the Sun appears to set each day.
  2. 2. Shadows become _______ as the day goes from noon to evening.
  3. 3. The direction the Sun appears to rise each day.
  4. 4. At "solar noon" the Sun is at its ______ point in the sky.
  5. 5. The Sun's altitude is measured in ________.
  6. 7. The Sun's altitude is the _____ between the horizon and the center of the Sun in the sky.
  7. 8. This causes the Sun to appear to move in the sky each day.
  8. 9. Shadows become _______ as the day goes from morning to noon.
  9. 11. When an object blocks the path of light, this is formed.
  10. 13. During this season shadows are the shortest.